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By Lorilee Craker

Other members were in fine form as well, especially guitarist Vivian Campbell and bassist Rick Savage, who, with his hair-bear mop and muscle shirt, appeared frozen in amber from 1983.

During a quieter moment -- OK the only quiet moment -- Savage performed a bass solo that was hypnotic and a tad contemplative.

"Hysteria" and "Foolin'" had the predictable power to make everyone go nuts, as did a marathon session blending "Photograph" into "Armageddon It" into "Animal." This was big fun and calculated to cause all the 38-year-olds in the audience to pump their fists as if it were 1984 again.

But for my money, the shining moment was the cover of T-Rex's "20th Century Boy," from Def Leppard's new cover CD, "Yeah." It was bouncy, playful and displayed a versatile side of the band, fab and flavored with lots of vintage energy and cheekiness.

By Grand Rapids Press 2006.

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